Handcuffed man speaks after video shows him being slammed by IMPD officer
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Bryant Patrick Jr. sits on his porch clinching a prescription and charging documents.
In the wee hours of a Sunday morning on Oct. 7, Patrick was accused of running from police during a traffic stop.
“I was not denying the fact I was wrong for running. I should not have ran,” Patrick said.
He added that he took off because he felt threatened by officers after they pulled his cousin over for driving with a suspended license.
Officers found Patrick and, he told News 8, he surrendered. In a video shot by Patrick’s girlfriend, viewers can see officers have placed Patrick in handcuffs behind his back. According to court documents, Patrick is accused of making several verbal threats to the officers while in custody. At one point in the video, during what appears to be some type of conversation, Patrick is slammed to the ground by the officer while still in handcuffs.
“Y’all were defiantly wrong for the way y’all handled me after I was detained,” said Patrick as he walked News 8 through what he said happened in the early morning hours.
Court documents said Patrick received medical treatment on the scene. Patrick denied he ever received medical treatment while detained by officers.
On Monday, a group of men asked Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry to file charges against the officer. Curry’s office released the following statement:
“We have been made aware that IMPD has a pending Internal Affairs investigation regarding officer conduct during the arrest in question. As is our usual course of business, we will review any investigation and additional information provided. Should we believe any actions arise to the level of criminal charges, we will pursue further action.
“Since 2011 the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has prosecuted 70 police officers for a variety of offenses. Prosecutor Curry personally prosecuted former Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy David Carrico for battery of a handcuffed man and successfully gained a felony conviction. He did so to send a statement that we hold ourselves as Prosecutors and law enforcement officers to a higher standard, knowing that the public has entrusted us with the paramount responsibility of their safety.”
According to IMPD, the case remained under review Tuesday by the internal affairs division. The officer in question remained on his beat.
“All I want is for this to never happen to anyone else ever again,” Patrick said.
